@bsdtwd- Why do the millionaires have to pay higher taxes? It's their money, not yours. They earned it, not you. I am no where close to being in that income bracket, but it makes me want to vomit when I hear you democrats crying that you don't have enough money to spend on your social programs. It's because of these social programs that this country is in the shape that it is in. We have too many people voting for a living and not enough working for a living. It is not a "rich know best mentality" - it is the majority of the working people of this country being tired of having the fruits of their labor confiscated by politicians and given to those who make no contribution.
Social Security and Medicare need to be preserved. The rest of Johnson's great society programs and the others that followed need to be scrapped. We do not need any more single mothers with 5 children from 5 different partners getting free housing, food, utilities, medical care, etc, while the rest of us pay for it while trying to provide for our own families!
The day the Democrats took over was not January 22nd 2009, it was actually January 3rd 2007,the day the Democrats took over the House of Representatives and the Senate, at the very start of the 110th Congress. The Democratic Party controlled a majority in both chambers for the first time since the end of the 103rd Congress in 1995.
For those who are listening to the liberals propagating the fallacy that everything is "Bush's Fault", think about this: January 3rd, 2007, the day the Democrats took over the Senate and the Congress: The DOW Jones closed at 12,621.77 The GDP for the previous quarter was 3.5% The Unemployment rate was 4.6% George Bush's Economic policies SET A RECORD of 52 STRAIGHT MONTHS of JOB CREATION! Remember that day... January 3rd, 2007 was the day that Barney Frank took over the House Financial Services Committee and Chris Dodd took over the Senate Banking Committee. The economic meltdown that happened 15 months later was in what part of the economy? BANKING AND FINANCIAL SERVICES! THANK YOU DEMOCRATS (especially Barney) for taking us from 13,000 DOW, 3.5 GDP and 4.6% Unemployment...to this CRISIS by (among MANY other things) dumping 5-6 TRILLION Dollars of toxic loans on the economy from YOUR Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac FIASCOES!
(BTW: Bush asked Congress 17 TIMES to stop Fannie & Freddie -starting in 2001 because it was financially risky for the US economy). Barney blocked it and called it a "Chicken Little Philosophy" (and the sky did fall!) And who took the THIRD highest pay-off from Fannie Mae AND Freddie Mac? OBAMA And who fought against reform of Fannie and Freddie? OBAMA and the Democrat Congress, especially BARNEY!!!! So when someone tries to blame Bush... REMEMBER JANUARY 3rd, 2007.... THE DAY THE DEMOCRATS TOOK OVER!" Bush may have been in the car but the Democrats were in charge of the gas pedal and steering wheel they were driving the economy into the ditch. Budgets do not come from the White House.. They come from Congress and the party that controlled Congress since January 2007 is the Democratic Party. Furthermore, the Democrats controlled the budget process for 2008 & 2009 as well as 2010 & 2011.
In that first year, they had to contend with George Bush, which caused them to compromise on spending, when Bush somewhat belatedly got tough on spending increases.
For 2009 though, Nancy Pelosi & Harry Reid bypassed George Bush entirely, passing continuing resolutions to keep government running until Barack Obama could take office. At that time, they passed a massive omnibus spending bill to complete the 2009 budget.
And where was Barack Obama during this time? He was a member of that very Congress that passed all of these massive spending bills, and he signed the omnibus bill as President to complete 2009.
Tigerlilly, Think121 & AAC- Why don't you and Boob Hagan all move to SF so you can party with Nancy Pelosi and while you are at it, take timmie with you, too.
We have had enough of your type. You destroyed the steel industry here and anytime some alternative project comes along, your out front leading the fight to kill it.
We have had enough crybabies holding this area back. When I look at Akron, Canton and Pittsburgh who all went through what y-town did and where they are today, it makes me sick to think what we might have been. We have had too many Boob Hagans and Big Mouth Betrases destroying this city and the worst culprits are the voters themselves who keep re-electing these idiots. But then I guess when is see the mentality of the voters, most of whom have little education and live on those of us who do work, why would they want to change it?
VindyPost- What Jim Mora said had nothing to do with this article or the discussion at hand. If you can't make an intelligent contribution stay out of the conversation.
Remember what Mark Twain said, " It is better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than to open it and remove all doubt."
Wapiti-the taxpayers had a gun held to their heads to accept these contracts. In many cases out-of-state mediators told elected officials they had to accept these contacts.
The voters elect the officials to set budgets and live within them. When the above happens they, as well as the voters, lose control of the budget. The only alternative is to withhold tax dollars so the workers face layoffs to keep the budget in balance.
Maybe SB5 went a little too far but the principles behind the idea were sound.
Public employees have way too generous fringe benefits relative to the private sector and they need to be adjusted. No one should be able to bank more than 30 days sick time and 30 days vacation time to protect against unexpected short term illness and injury. Beyond that, any sick or vacation time that is not used during the year should be paid to the employees in the 1st qtr of the following year so we don't see government entities faced with owing retiring employees $231,000 in unused sick and vacation time. This is absolutely ludicrous.
Maybe you don't like Kasich's approach, but he is one of the few that are actually trying to protect the taxpayers from idiots like Bobby "American Flyer" Hagan. He ought to get out of the way and stay home to play with his trains.
I am so sick of hearing Hagan and all the other liberal crybabies talk about no money to spend. Let's take a look at Youngstown. The city and state spent $180 million building new schools over the last 6-8 years. What did they get- still the worst district in the state, they can't afford to operate them and the student population keeps dropping. Why would anyone move to this area? highest taxes in the state, highest crime in the state, #1 poverty rate in the US. Gee, Seems like a great place to raise a family.
I agree with James and most of Dmacker, too. We rebuilt Japan and Germany after WWII, but we didn't keep up with the change in technology here at home. Add to that the USW contracts and the EPA mandates ( which continue today) led to the demise of the once great steel industry here.
As long as the politicians continue to make legislation and the gov't bureaucrats continue to issue edicts to make business here unprofitable, our jobs will continue to go overseas!
I agree with this legislation also. Additionally, if they have children in school, they should have to produce a monthly report that their child was in school everyday and completed their homework assignments. This is the only way this country is going to survive.
As I read the post from concerned David I have to note the spelling and grammar in his post. I am not criticizing him as I commend him for being out there supporting himself and his daughter(s), but see kids graduating from high school who cannot communicate correctly.
Do they really expect employers to hire them when they don't know how to dress, talk and write? I also have no problem giving help to those who are working like Dave is. I have a real problem with the "professional poor" who know how to work the system, have multiple kids by multiple partners and expect the taxpayers to support this life style. These are their choices and I resent them thinking the taxpayers are responsible for their food, clothing, shelter, maintenance and upkeep. Before they receive any type of assistance they should be required to prove the paternity of these children and the father should be required to contribute to their welfare not the taxpayer!
Is GOP trying to sabotage economy to hurt Obama?
@bsdtwd- Why do the millionaires have to pay higher taxes? It's their money, not yours. They earned it, not you. I am no where close to being in that income bracket, but it makes me want to vomit when I hear you democrats crying that you don't have enough money to spend on your social programs. It's because of these social programs that this country is in the shape that it is in. We have too many people voting for a living and not enough working for a living. It is not a "rich know best mentality" - it is the majority of the working people of this country being tired of having the fruits of their labor confiscated by politicians and given to those who make no contribution.
Social Security and Medicare need to be preserved. The rest of Johnson's great society programs and the others that followed need to be scrapped. We do not need any more single mothers with 5 children from 5 different partners getting free housing, food, utilities, medical care, etc, while the rest of us pay for it while trying to provide for our own families!
May 20, 2012 at 9:07 p.m. permalink suggest removal
UNION LEADER: USPS IGNORED INPUT, OUTCRY
The problems we face today exist because the people who work for a living are outnumbered by those who vote for a living.
February 25, 2012 at 8:48 a.m. permalink suggest removal
UNION LEADER: USPS IGNORED INPUT, OUTCRY
Do you remember January 3, 2007??
The day the Democrats took over was not January 22nd 2009, it was actually January 3rd 2007,the day the Democrats took over the House of Representatives and the Senate, at the very start of the 110th Congress.
The Democratic Party controlled a majority in both chambers for the first time since the end of the 103rd Congress in 1995.
For those who are listening to the liberals propagating the fallacy that everything is "Bush's Fault", think about this:
January 3rd, 2007, the day the Democrats took over the Senate and the Congress:
The DOW Jones closed at 12,621.77
The GDP for the previous quarter was 3.5%
The Unemployment rate was 4.6%
George Bush's Economic policies SET A RECORD of 52 STRAIGHT MONTHS of JOB CREATION!
Remember that day...
January 3rd, 2007 was the day that Barney Frank took over the House Financial Services Committee and Chris Dodd took over the Senate Banking Committee.
The economic meltdown that happened 15 months later was in what part of the economy?
BANKING AND FINANCIAL SERVICES!
THANK YOU DEMOCRATS (especially Barney) for taking us from 13,000 DOW, 3.5 GDP and 4.6% Unemployment...to this CRISIS by (among MANY other things) dumping 5-6 TRILLION Dollars of toxic loans on the economy from YOUR Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac FIASCOES!
(BTW: Bush asked Congress 17 TIMES to stop Fannie & Freddie -starting in 2001 because it was financially risky for the US economy). Barney blocked it and called it a "Chicken Little Philosophy" (and the sky did fall!)
And who took the THIRD highest pay-off from Fannie Mae AND Freddie Mac? OBAMA
And who fought against reform of Fannie and Freddie?
OBAMA and the Democrat Congress, especially BARNEY!!!!
So when someone tries to blame Bush...
REMEMBER JANUARY 3rd, 2007.... THE DAY THE DEMOCRATS TOOK OVER!"
Bush may have been in the car but the Democrats were in charge of the gas pedal and steering wheel they were driving the economy into the ditch.
Budgets do not come from the White House.. They come from Congress and the party that controlled Congress since January 2007 is the Democratic Party. Furthermore, the Democrats controlled the budget process for 2008 & 2009 as well as 2010 & 2011.
In that first year, they had to contend with George Bush, which caused them to compromise on spending, when Bush somewhat belatedly got tough on spending increases.
For 2009 though, Nancy Pelosi & Harry Reid bypassed George Bush entirely, passing continuing resolutions to keep government running until Barack Obama could take office. At that time, they passed a massive omnibus spending bill to complete the 2009 budget.
And where was Barack Obama during this time? He was a member of that very Congress that passed all of these massive spending bills, and he signed the omnibus bill as President to complete 2009.
February 25, 2012 at 8:41 a.m. permalink suggest removal
Hagan backs drilling halt
Tigerlilly, Think121 & AAC- Why don't you and Boob Hagan all move to SF so you can party with Nancy Pelosi and while you are at it, take timmie with you, too.
We have had enough of your type. You destroyed the steel industry here and anytime some alternative project comes along, your out front leading the fight to kill it.
We have had enough crybabies holding this area back. When I look at Akron, Canton and Pittsburgh who all went through what y-town did and where they are today, it makes me sick to think what we might have been. We have had too many Boob Hagans and Big Mouth Betrases destroying this city and the worst culprits are the voters themselves who keep re-electing these idiots. But then I guess when is see the mentality of the voters, most of whom have little education and live on those of us who do work, why would they want to change it?
November 29, 2011 at 2:20 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Hagan criticizes Kasich plans to limit funds for local projects
You are right FE. Hagan has got to go. The only problem is that the voters here keep sending the idiot back!
Until the people here demand results and send reps to Columbus and DC that have Vision, this area will continue to be the #1 poverty area in the US.
November 28, 2011 at 7:58 a.m. permalink suggest removal
Hagan criticizes Kasich plans to limit funds for local projects
VindyPost- What Jim Mora said had nothing to do with this article or the discussion at hand. If you can't make an intelligent contribution stay out of the conversation.
Remember what Mark Twain said, " It is better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than to open it and remove all doubt."
November 27, 2011 at 10:27 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Hagan criticizes Kasich plans to limit funds for local projects
Wapiti-the taxpayers had a gun held to their heads to accept these contracts. In many cases out-of-state mediators told elected officials they had to accept these contacts.
The voters elect the officials to set budgets and live within them. When the above happens they, as well as the voters, lose control of the budget. The only alternative is to withhold tax dollars so the workers face layoffs to keep the budget in balance.
Maybe SB5 went a little too far but the principles behind the idea were sound.
Public employees have way too generous fringe benefits relative to the private sector and they need to be adjusted. No one should be able to bank more than 30 days sick time and 30 days vacation time to protect against unexpected short term illness and injury. Beyond that, any sick or vacation time that is not used during the year should be paid to the employees in the 1st qtr of the following year so we don't see government entities faced with owing retiring employees $231,000 in unused sick and vacation time. This is absolutely ludicrous.
Maybe you don't like Kasich's approach, but he is one of the few that are actually trying to protect the taxpayers from idiots like Bobby "American Flyer" Hagan. He ought to get out of the way and stay home to play with his trains.
November 27, 2011 at 9:49 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Hagan criticizes Kasich plans to limit funds for local projects
I am so sick of hearing Hagan and all the other liberal crybabies talk about no money to spend. Let's take a look at Youngstown. The city and state spent $180 million building new schools over the last 6-8 years. What did they get- still the worst district in the state, they can't afford to operate them and the student population keeps dropping. Why would anyone move to this area? highest taxes in the state, highest crime in the state, #1 poverty rate in the US. Gee, Seems like a great place to raise a family.
November 27, 2011 at 9:29 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Idora Park gone, but its carousel has been fully restored
I agree with James and most of Dmacker, too. We rebuilt Japan and Germany after WWII, but we didn't keep up with the change in technology here at home. Add to that the USW contracts and the EPA mandates ( which continue today) led to the demise of the once great steel industry here.
As long as the politicians continue to make legislation and the gov't bureaucrats continue to issue edicts to make business here unprofitable, our jobs will continue to go overseas!
September 16, 2011 at 10:15 a.m. permalink suggest removal
Ohio bill would require drug testing for public aid
I agree with this legislation also. Additionally, if they have children in school, they should have to produce a monthly report that their child was in school everyday and completed their homework assignments. This is the only way this country is going to survive.
As I read the post from concerned David I have to note the spelling and grammar in his post. I am not criticizing him as I commend him for being out there supporting himself and his daughter(s), but see kids graduating from high school who cannot communicate correctly.
Do they really expect employers to hire them when they don't know how to dress, talk and write? I also have no problem giving help to those who are working like Dave is. I have a real problem with the "professional poor" who know how to work the system, have multiple kids by multiple partners and expect the taxpayers to support this life style. These are their choices and I resent them thinking the taxpayers are responsible for their food, clothing, shelter, maintenance and upkeep. Before they receive any type of assistance they should be required to prove the paternity of these children and the father should be required to contribute to their welfare not the taxpayer!
September 11, 2011 at 11:35 a.m. permalink suggest removal